Sunderland newbie Jeremain Lens has lost the ball more than any other Premier League player so far, Dimitri Payet also guilty

The Premier League is now five games old and whilst things are still in their early days, as clear from the fact Chelsea are currently hovering above the relegation zone, plenty of other places in the league are starting to look like the norm.

So what can we tell from the statistics after just five games?

For instance, who is giving the ball away more than anyone else?

Well there is no surprise to see that Sunderland, who have struggled to get going in the Premier League this season, have the most wasteful player in the league in Dutchman Jeremain Lens.

Two other new signings make the list. Robbie Brady, snapped up by Norwich City from Hull City this summer, is in second. However a surprise West Ham entrant also features. Dimitri Payet has given the ball away 107 times this season. The Frenchman has been a star for West Ham but it seems he speculates before accumulating.

The other two players both come from Bournemouth, with Simon Francis and Matt Ritchie wasteful in possession.

Mathew Nash

I’m Mathew Nash a 27 year old graduate in Sports Studies and I have an insatiable love for sport. With a particularly keen interest for the madcap world of football I have always been known amongst friends as a beacon for bizarre sporting trivia and knowledge. My other passion is for writing and hopefully combining the two will create a superb and entertaining marriage that will create, divide and share opinion.Mathew is a correspondent for the NextGen Series, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga.